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SAN DIEGO (June 25, 2025) Command Readiness Endurance and Watchstanding (CREW) team, led by Naval Health Research Center’s (NHRC) Principal Investigator Dr. Rachel Markwald, receives 2025 Dr. Delores M. Etter Award in the category of Teams Collaborating Across the Department of Navy. While the awards ceremony was held virtually online, Rear Adm. Guido Valdes, commander, Naval Medical Forces Pacific, presented the award to the team. NHRC, part of Navy Medicine Research & Development, supports Navy, Marine Corps, and joint U.S. warfighter health readiness and lethality with research and development that delivers high-value, high-impact solutions to the health and readiness challenges U.S. military population faces on the battlefield, at-sea, home and abroad. (U.S. Navy photo by Danielle Cazarez)
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